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On the date
Thursday, April 9, 1959
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The Headlines
GOVERNOR'S AIDE GETS PARTY POST; Hinman Is Named National G.O.P. Committeeman
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Some Like It Hot
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Charles Baudelaire (1821)
- Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933)
- Leopold II of Belgium (1835)
- Hugh Hefner (1926)
- Elias Lönnrot (1802)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Xerox 914 Copier, Microchip (Planar) & Pacemaker.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
24,530 days ago
(67 years, 75 days)